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Pubh 3230 - Community Health, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 3230 - Community Health, Jamie S. Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Exposes the student to concepts, theories, terms, resources, people, and experiences which are related to community health issues and programs, with a focus on the role of health educators in various community health settings. An examination of affiliations, functions, responsibilities, skills and networks used by community health educators will be included.
Pubh 3136 A - Principles Of Environmental Health, Tempest Hill
Pubh 3136 A - Principles Of Environmental Health, Tempest Hill
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to and overview of the key areas of environmental health. Using the perspectives of the population and community, the course will cover factors associated with the development of environmental health problems. Students will gain an understanding of the interaction of individuals and communities with the environment, the potential impact on health of environmental agents, and specific applications of concepts of environmental health. The course will consist of a series of lectures and activities which will cover principles derived from core environmental health disciplines. The sequence of major topics begins with …
Phld 9133 - Health Organization Communications, Bettye A. Apenteng
Phld 9133 - Health Organization Communications, Bettye A. Apenteng
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course examines the structure and functioning of the communication process in health organizations. Health organizations including public health, hospitals, long-term care, ambulatory care, managed care, private and public insurance, integrated delivery systems, and other health care organization providers will be discussed within the context of the communication environment that includes communication models, climate, culture, and interpersonal conflict. The course also examines key communication challenges and analyses related to decision making within the principles of management processes and how they are applied to public health organizations amid a dynamic/changing environment.
Bios 9134 - Stochastic Processes For Systems Biology, Daniel Linder
Bios 9134 - Stochastic Processes For Systems Biology, Daniel Linder
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course provides the student with an introduction to stochastic processes with emphasis on Markov chains, The Poisson Process, Brownian Motion and other continuous time processes. The theory developed will be used to model and simulate complex biochemical reaction networks and perform network inference given data from the stochastic trajectory of a biological process, typically arising from microarray or next generation sequencing experiments.
Bios 9433 - Analysis With Missing & Miss-Specified Data, Robert Vogel
Bios 9433 - Analysis With Missing & Miss-Specified Data, Robert Vogel
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to provide the student with the basics of methods for analyzing data with missing data and misspecified data. This course will cover the following topics: missing data in experiments, complete case analysis, weighted complete case analysis, available case analysis, single imputation methods such as mean, regression, last value varied forward, hot deck imputation, cold deck imputation, Bayes Imputation, Multiple imputation, and non-ignorable missing data models. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of “B” in BIOS 9131. Co-requisite: BIOS 9231.
Chbe 9230 - Community-Based Public Health Program Planning And Evaluation, Moya L. Alfonso
Chbe 9230 - Community-Based Public Health Program Planning And Evaluation, Moya L. Alfonso
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces students to the theory and application of community-based program planning and evaluation. Concepts in community assessment, organization, and mobilization for the purposes of addressing identified public health concerns will serve as the foundation for the public health planning process. Appropriate techniques of partnership building, planning strategies, data collection, data analysis, and evidence-based decision-making will also be introduced.
Epid 7131 - Epidemiology Of Chronic Disease, Jian Zhang
Epid 7131 - Epidemiology Of Chronic Disease, Jian Zhang
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to introduce the student to the ever-expanding area of chronic disease epidemiology. Students will be introduced to the current status of chronic disease and control programs, methods used in chronic disease surveillance, intervention methods, and modifiable risk factors. Some of the major chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes and arthritis will be discussed in detail.
Epid 7230a - Social Epidemiology And Health Equity, Claire Robb
Epid 7230a - Social Epidemiology And Health Equity, Claire Robb
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course will focus on understanding the social determinants of health. The course will provide an analysis of major social variables that affect population health: poverty, social class, gender, race, family, community, work, behavioral risks, and coping resources. Readings and discussion center on understanding the theories, measurement and empirical evidence related to specific social conditions and experiences such as socioeconomic position, discrimination, social networks and support, work conditions, ecological level neighborhood and community social conditions, and social and economic policies. Biological and psychological mechanisms by which social conditions influence health will be discussed. Methods are introduced to operationalize each construct …
Hspm 6030 - Healthcare Economics And Policy, James H. Stephens
Hspm 6030 - Healthcare Economics And Policy, James H. Stephens
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course examines the dynamic nature of health economics and policy in addition to understanding the political process in the healthcare and public health context. This course uses foundational economic concepts to develop health economic applications and processes. The course will review important studies in medical research, epidemiology, public health and other fields as they relate to the economics of health care. An overview of the process of policy making with excerpts from congressional testimony, proposed rules, executive orders, etc., will be covered.
Pubh 6534 - Health Policy And Management (Online), Bettye A. Apenteng
Pubh 6534 - Health Policy And Management (Online), Bettye A. Apenteng
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
The course provides a comprehensive introduction and overview to public health management and administration. The course context is based on managerial decision making and the practical knowledge, tools, processes and strategies required by organizational management. This course overviews the basics of administration, including public health law, human resources management, budgeting and financing, health information management, performance measurement and improvement, ethics, leadership, communication, media relations, and legislative relations in public health; introduced as processes are strategic planning, program development and evaluation, budget preparation, and constituency building for collaboration. Emerging areas of public health policy and management are also discussed as contexts …
Pubh 7090 A - Selected Topics In Public Health: Advanced Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Pubh 7090 A - Selected Topics In Public Health: Advanced Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course covers the use of mathematical and computational approaches to study infectious diseases. We will discuss models that address both the dynamics of infectious disease spread through populations and the dynamics of pathogens inside an infected individual. Students will learn how to build and analyze models for a variety of human and animal diseases. We will look at the impact of interventions on disease outcomes. Students will learn how to interpret results of modeling studies to make informed public health policy decisions.
Pubh 7991a - Capstone Research Course, Katie M. Mercer
Pubh 7991a - Capstone Research Course, Katie M. Mercer
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Requires the completion of an independent research project in the preferred field requiring the defense of the design, methods, analysis, and interpretation of the data.
Bios 9132 - Advanced Clinical Trial Methodology, Karl E. Peace
Bios 9132 - Advanced Clinical Trial Methodology, Karl E. Peace
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Students are introduced to regulatory, scientific, statistical and practical aspects of methods inherent in design, monitoring and analyzing clinical trials. Clinical trials in many areas of drug development are presented, discussed and critiqued.
Bios 6541 - Biostatistics, Hani Samawi
Bios 6541 - Biostatistics, Hani Samawi
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course examines statistics in public health and related sciences, including sampling, probability, basic discrete and continuous distributions, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, categorical data analysis, regression, and correlation. Emphasis will be on the development of critical thinking skills and health data analysis applications with computer software.
Pubh 3231 - Epidemiology And Biostatistics, John Sheahan
Pubh 3231 - Epidemiology And Biostatistics, John Sheahan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces the student to the principles and practice of epidemiology and vital statistics. Students will be exposed to the historical development of epidemiology, concepts of causality, definitions of health and disease, and sources of community health data. Current principles and practices in the cause, prevention and control of diseases in various community settings will be emphasized.